Subclinical Delirium and Clinical Outcome (ZZH-2)

Jinhua Central Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Delirium

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01616914

ZZH-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Delirium has been associated with clinical outcomes in critical care setting. However, its subclinical form has not been investigated. The investigators aimed to establish the association of subclinical delirium with outcome.

Full description

Delirium has been associated with clinical outcome in critical care setting. This syndrome has been associated with longer length of stay in ICU and hospital, longer duration of mechanical ventilation and higher mortality rate. however, its subclinical form has not been investigated. The subclinical syndrome is defined by CAM-ICU, in which several features of delirium are fulfilled but the diagnostic criteria are not fulfilled. The investigators aimed to establish the association of subclinical delirium with outcome.

Enrollment: 250 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients enter ICU
• GCS > 10
• RASS > -2

Exclusion criteria

• unable to cooperate
• coma

Trial design

250 participants in 2 patient groups

delirium group

Description:

patients with delirium during ICU stay

non-delirium group

Description:

patients without delirium during ICU stay